FAYETTEVILLE — High Point Andrews advanced to the Eastern Regional Final game with a 57-56 victory over Kinston Wednesday night at Fayetteville’s Crown Arena, ending the Vikings’ quest for a second consecutive state championship.

Andrews was up one with 2.4 seconds left in the game. After Kinston (23-3) missed a potential go-ahead shot, Jazlin Taylor grabbed the defensive rebound but a traveling call gave the ball back to Kinston.

With less than 2 seconds on the clock, Kinston’s four-year star Brittany Drumgoole went up for the long shot — but it came up short.

She finished with a team-high 14 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.

Drumgoole and junior forward Lydia Rivers each had seven turnovers, adding to Kinston’s team total of 29. Andrews committed 15.

Kinston trailed, 16-6, after one quarter but outscored the Red Raiders by nine in the second.

Andrews (23-5) carried a 26-25 lead into the locker room, as Kinston has 12 turnovers by the half.

Rivers had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Takerian Harper was the third Viking to score in double figures with 10.

Exiting senior Anshonee Addison had nine points, including a 3-pointer with 2:04 left in the third quarter to put Kinston up, 54-51.

Kinston was six-of-19 from behind the arc, led by three triples from Drumgoole.